After rounding the Cape of Good Hope, Vasco da Gama referred to what source to guide him from the East Coast of Africa to the Western coast of India?
a. Arabic-language charts and navigational guides.
b. The charts used by Zheng He.
c. Greek maps translated into Latin.
d. Charts made up by Henry the Navigator.
e. The descriptions of Marco Polo.
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A) his moralistic quests for American austerity. B) the stagnating economy. C) Reagan's charismatic personality. D) the Iranian hostage crisis. E) the failure of the Vietnam War.
Who comprised the army that protected each city-state from invasion or participated in warfare?
A) The wealthiest men of society, regardless of citizenship B) Only the aristocracy could afford the equipment to participate. C) Every able bodied male D) A paid professional standing army E) Mercenaries paid to aid the cavalry
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What will be an ideal response?
In order to support the mining centers and administrative cities, the Spanish colonial government encouraged the development of agricultural estates or _________.
a. reducciones b. paradores c. estancias d. haciendas